Masinaickenpatti

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| subdivision_name2 = [[Salem district|Salem]]
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'''Masinaickenpatti''' is a [[census town]] in the [[Vazhapadi taluk]] of [[Salem district]], in [[Tamil Nadu]], India.

==Geography==
Masinaickenpatti is within Vazhapadi taluk, which is in the central part of Salem district. It is in the western part of the taluk, near the border with [[Salem taluk]]. It is located {{convert|19|km|mi}} west of [[Vazhapadi]], the taluk headquarters, {{convert|8|km|mi}} east of [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], the district headquarters, and {{convert|270|km|mi}} southwest of the state capital of [[Chennai]]. It is south of the [[Shevaroy Hills]] which surround the town of [[Yercaud]]. [[National highways of India|National Highways]] [[National Highway 79 (India)|79]] and [[National Highway 179A (India)|179A]] run through the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Salem District Census Handbook (A)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3307_PART_A_DCHB_SALEM.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-02-20}}</ref>

==Demographics==
In 2011 Masinaickenpatti had a population of 9,098 people. 4,695 (51.6%) of the inhabitants were male, while 4,403 (48.4%) were female. 903 children in the town, about 10% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. The literacy rate in the town was 70.6%. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for about 22% and 0.02% of the population, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Salem District Census Handbook (B)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3307_PART_B_DCHB_SALEM.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-02-20}}</ref>

The great ruler Kandasamy Naidu,1898 who founded was indisputably the first Leader of Masinaickenpatty, as he not only won almost all the fragmented kingdoms in ancient Ayothiyapattnam but also combined them into a large empire, boundaries of which were even extended to Udayapatti and towards the edge of Periyakavandapuram.

MASINAICKENPATTY is within Vazhapadi taluk, which is in the central part of Salem district. It is in the western part of the taluk, near the border with Salem taluk. It is located 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Vazhapadi, the taluk headquarters, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Salem, the district headquarters, and 270 kilometres (170 mi) southwest of the state capital of Chennai. It is south of the Shevaroy Hills which surround the town of Yercaud. National Highways 79 and 179A run through the town.[1]

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Salem district]]

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